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Findlay

FINDLAY MAYOR CRITICIZE DISCOURSE AMID LEAKED BACK-CHANNEL DATA CENTER DEAL, DEFICIENT WATER PLAN

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Amid intensifying local scrutiny over data center development, the Mayor's administration are warning the public against "inaccurate information" being spread at independent educational forums. The statement comes on the heels of TOR's investigatory report on the theatrical production of New

HB 427

Ohio HB 427: The 'Throttle Customer Energy Usage For Data Centers' Bill, Moves Forward in Committee

STATEWIDE - A recently proposed energy measure in the Ohio Statehouse is drawing intense scrutiny from consumer watchdogs and civil liberty advocates, who warn the legislation could inadvertently serve as a vehicle to prioritize corporate artificial intelligence data centers over everyday residential consumers. Ohio House Bill 427, introduced by State Representative

Local

Are There Regional Brokers in Findlay Data Center Deal?

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - An ongoing public records dispute over the cancelled data center briefing has prompted a server-wide information technology search by the City of Findlay, according to public documents, raising questions overwhat role Regional Growth Partnership is playing in the dynamic across the state. The document tracking

Election

Leaked Memo Warns AI Data Centers Are ‘Anchor’ in Ohio Senate Race

STATEWIDE - A leaked internal memorandum from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) reveals growing anxiety within the GOP over the political fallout from artificial intelligence data centers, warning that public backlash against the technology is threatening a pivotal U.S. Senate race in Ohio and could reshape the party'

Findlay

The True Scope of Findlay’s Canceled Data Center Briefing

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - While the public is already aware that Mayor Christina Muryn abruptly called off an August 12 virtual briefing with New Albany tech officials, newly released public records reveal the gathering was far more expansive—and structurally coordinated—than the administration previously let on. The documents obtained

Findlay

Allen Township Confronts Data Center Plan Amid Annexation and EPA Wastewater Battles

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY -Tensions between rural preservation and the rapid regional expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure collided at a recent public forum. An energy company unveiled tentative plans to develop a major data center campus in neighboring Allen Township, triggering immediate pushback from residents over noise, hazardous wastewater dumping,

Perry Township

The Non-Disclosure Blackout and Capture of Champion Farms?

PERRY, Ohio — Internal correspondences from early 2024 seem to expose the massive financial leverage applied to local municipal decision-makers to secure political cooperation behind closed doors on the Champion Farm land deal before any public notices were issued regarding the Champion Farm data center development. On February 5, 2024,

Findlay

Findlay Works with Local Zoning Toolkit to Make Data Center Development Difficult, Can It Work?

BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Facing a tight regulatory timeline under an active 12-month emergency moratorium, the Findlay Planning and Zoning Committee is scrambling to rewrite its industrial code to manage a looming wave of potential data center development. However, while local lawmakers are focused on micro-managing physical plot

Local

Springfield City Commission Passes Moratorium on Data Centers

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Commission voted unanimously 5-0 on Tuesday night to halt all development of high-density computing infrastructure, enacting an immediate six-month temporary moratorium to study the regional strains caused by mega-data centers. The sweeping freeze blocks the establishment, processing, review, and

Op-ed

Op-ed: Ohio's Secret Data Center Deal Is a Bigger Scandal Than House Bill 6; Nobody Even Had to Break the Law

BY DAKOTA SAWYER When Larry Householder was sentenced to twenty years for the House Bill 6 scheme, Ohioans got the story they thought they understood. A Speaker of the House took $60 million funneled through a dark money nonprofit, rammed a billion-dollar nuclear bailout through the legislature, and went

Local

The Subsurface Toxicity and Engineering Perils of Perry’s Farmland Land-Flip

PERRY - Last month, The Ohio Register reported on the official response from Perry Village regarding a detailed public records request, specifically targeting land-use impact studies and email correspondences surrounding the development of the planned Champion Farm data center. At that time, TOR was informed by the village that it

Education

Perry BOE Confirms No New Update On Data Center

PERRY - The Perry Board of Education confirmed on Monday, June 29, it has received no new updates or formal proposals regarding a controversial data center project that was approved without any due diligence on record with the village. The short update was delivered during the board's regular meeting,

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